News Archive - 2000

Here are the most important news items we have published in 2000 on PHP.net.

PHP 4.0.4 Released

[19-Dec-2000]
This release includes improvements for a large number of defects
and numerous enhancements in the PHP core, the language implementation and
extensions. Download,
ChangeLog.

PHP 3.0.18 released

[21-Oct-2000]
PHP 3.0.18 was released. This is a bug-fix release, including fixes for file
uploads and a backported imagetypes() function from PHP 4.0. The ChangeLog
contains a full list of changes.

Patch Level 1 available for PHP 4.0.3

[15-Oct-2000]
Due to two problems discovered in PHP 4.0.3, PHP 4.0.3pl1
is now available. This release fixes an issue that prevented the
Apache php_value mechanism from working correctly with .conf files, and a
memory leak that was discovered in the module versions of PHP.

PHP 4.0.3 Released

[11-Oct-2000]Version 4.0.3 includes several security-oriented
fixes and enhancements, as well as several new features and bug fixes.
It is strongly recommended for all users of PHP to upgrade to this version.
You can read the changelog here.

Manual Search Tip

[06-Oct-2000]
You can now go directly to PHP manual pages with a URL such as
php.net/strlen.

PHP 4.0.2 Released!

[29-Aug-2000]
The new version features new functions, many bug fixes, and increased
performance. Download now! You can read the
changelog here.

PHP 4.0.1 Patch Level 2 available

[30-June-2000]PHP 4.0.1pl2 addresses two bugs that were
discovered in PHP 4.0.1, that prevent error_reporting() and readdir()
from working properly.

PHP 4.0.1 Released!

[28-June-2000]
The first maintenance release for PHP 4.0 is out. The new release features
increased stability under Windows, improved error handling, several new features
and lots of bug fixes. (the full list of changes is
available) It's a recommended upgrade
for all PHP users. Download now!

PHP 4.0.0 Released!

[22-May-2000]
It's here, it's ready, and it has the long awaited 'Release' tag. The successor of
PHP 3.0 has finally been released. At this point, everyone is encouraged to begin
upgrading their systems to use this version. Download it
now!

PHP 3.0.16 released

[05-Apr-2000]
PHP 3.0.16 was released. This is mostly a bug fix release which adds support for
gd-1.8, ucd-snmp 4.1, and high-resolution timers on OS/2. OpenBSD support has been
improved considerably. The source package and Win32 binaries are available from the
PHP homepage. The ChangeLog contains a full list of changes.

Zend Optimizer released!

PHP Talks at ApacheCon

[24-Feb-2000]
Nathan Wallace, Craig Kohtz and Tobias Ratschiller are all giving
presentations on PHP at ApacheCon, 8-10th March 2000, in Orlando,
Florida. The topics include sessions and authentication, advanced PHP
techniques, migrating from ASP to PHP and web design patterns. You can
find more information about these talks here.

PHP Developers' Meeting

[17-Jan-2000]
On January 20th, 2000 the primary developers of PHP are meeting for a
4-day session in Tel Aviv, Israel. The main goal is to organize the
development effort. The developers of MySQL will also be in attendance
to explore how the two projects can cooperate further to make the
PHP/MySQL combination even stronger than it already is.

PHP 3.0.13 has been released

[01-Jan-2000]
The long-awaited release of PHP 3.0 contains numerous bug fixes and a
bonus of new features. Support for GNU recode, portable access to stdio
streams, enhanced FTP support, support for Mcal and IMSP, as well as PNG
functions for gd make this release a must for every user of PHP. The
ChangeLog provides a complete list of changes.